(1) YUNG NO FLY ZONE vs (6) SHAWN KEMP’S KIDS
D1 Sun Championship – Sunday, April 9, 2:30pm at MLK HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| For whatever reason, YUNG NO FLY ZONE has always struggled to defend SKK, but they have still tended to win. This wasn’t NFZ’s most impressive season in terms of dominant wins, but they are more balanced than ever before both on offense and D, and here they are back in the title game to redeem themselves for last season’s narrow loss to DOR. |  NFZ 7-1 |
61-55 |
 SKK 5-4 |
SHAWN KEMP’S KIDS barely got into the playoffs, but they’ve been red hot since then. With four players scoring in double-digits, they’ve been getting balanced scoring, and they’re shooting well from the 3. Which is a weapon they have used well vs NFZ in the past. If they’re shooting well again in this game, they have more than a real chance of pulling off this upset. |
| Key Player: Michael Reding
For a multi-time D1 MVP, this has not been Reding’s sharpest season offensively, but he has taken on a bigger role as NFZ’s most versatile defender. He will probably defend 1-5 today. |
 Pos: F20.0 ppg 5.0 3pg 7.0 rpg |
 Pos: F 17.0 ppg 5.0 rpg 3.0 apg |
Key Player: Dan Linnane
Linnane has always been a streaky player for SKK, but this has been his most consistent season as far as just flat out attendance goes. And he has been red hot in the playoffs with a versatile offensive attack. |
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| X-Factor: Phil Thomas
Like Reding, Thomas is a versatile defender, but he’s a better option on offense for NFZ. He may be the one player that SKK has no real match-up for. |
 Pos: F16.0 ppg 3.0 rpg 3.0 bpg |
 Pos: G 10.5 ppg 3.0 rpg 3.5 apg |
X-Factor: Donovan Walsh
The diminutive Walsh has always been NFZ’s kryptonite. He can rise up over NFZ’s smaller defenders on the jumper, and finish tough shots in the paint with NFZ’s limited size. |